The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In the three years and five months since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, many comedians have cracked jokes about Katrina and the city. You can Google it if you'd like a refresher. Several stand-ups mocked the naming process for hurricanes, or how the government failed to respond (heckuva job, Brownie, …
MTV continues to dip its toes back into the waters of actual professional comedy (as opposed to the "reality" programming most viewers watch for laughs) this Sunday with the premiere of The CollegeHumor Show (9:30 p.m. Eastern). It has an initial six-episode order. What should we expect? I talked to …
Over the past few years, Nick Kroll has amassed quite a bit of on-camera experience saying funny things, from VH1's Best Week Ever to sitcoms such as Cavemen and Worst Week. But many things still amused me on Wednesday night when I watched Nick Kroll make his network television debut …
If you turn on your TV these days, and you probably do this, unless you never turn the darned thing off, then you may have noticed more and more New York City comedians getting involved in big-time mainstream commercial advertising. Then again, perhaps this always has been the case, but …
After years of entertaining comedy fans with his stand-up and videos, Eugene Mirman finally has delivered what audiences really need to hear from him: Advice they can use from birth to death and even life after death. Certainly you have plenty of questions. Mirman took some time yesterday to provide …
There is no doubt that "You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush" is the hottest ticket on Broadway. Even in this economy, which already cut short several big Broadway productions. Or perhaps despite that, the cheapest balcony seats for this show go for $61.50 on Telecharge and …
The 2008 ECNY Awards have unveiled their final list of nominees this year, but so far, you'll only find out if you register your email and get a ballot sent to you for voting. You'll have until the end of the month to submit a ballot. The awards has an …
Demetri Martin was a guest last night on The Late Show with David Letterman, and no, he didn't perform any stand-up, and yes, I wasn't the only one who thought that panel segment went rather awkwardly, so the less said about that, the better. Too much already? Let's move on, …
If you live near New York City, or even in New England, you see the TV ad for the New York Times Weekender subscription a lot. A lot, a lot. Perhaps this ad even runs nationally? Regardless, the new 92YTribeca facility, which has been booking lots of great comedy shows (thank you, …
Comedian/musician Kate Micucci sang her way onto Scrubs last night as a ukulele girl who stole the heart of Ted, the hospital's lawyer and resident a cappella group leader. The former finalist for the Andy Kaufman Award recently talked to her hometown paper in Pennsylvania about her career. You can also watch …